Summary

Another realm exists just beneath the skin of ours. Children's stories and nursery rhymes hint at hideous creatures preying on humans. In that world, true love can be your greatest strength or your greatest weakness.

Violet Fitcher is Bluebeard's eternally-sixteen ex-spouse and the mother of his child. They're also the leader of a team of undercover fairytales from around the world that hunt monsters. They've finally got Bluebeard pinned down in Arizona, where murdered girls have been found in pieces in the desert.

Then Violet meets Nick Arai, a senior at the local high school where Violet and their team have gone undercover. Nick is sweet and gentle, and he's wonderful with Violet's son. Unfortunately Violet is a living fairytale and true love is a curse their kind can't escape. Against their better judgment, they find themselves falling for Nick. But they still have a mission and a homicidal ex who won't hesitate to eliminate anyone he views as a threat to their "love." When evidence suggests Bluebeard isn't the real killer, Violet has to deal with a threat on two fronts: Bluebeard wants Violet back and Nick dead, and a centuries-old evil called the Dethlysser has targeted Nick...